The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-09-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AsH porIrrc.,

TIE reeett report that the President
would call an extra session OF Congress to
meet early IN November for the purpose Of
providing means to relieve the present
stringency in the money market created
considerable comment in public circles, but
obtained but little, il any, official ere.
deuce.
TnF Dublin Garth publishes proclama-
tion surpressng the Irish National League
and all its branches In County Glare and
baronies Leitrim and Boughrea in Galway,
Corkaguinty in Kerry; Condor, Clongib-
bon; Dunhallow and Muskerry in Cork and
Sherburne in Wexford.
RCMoRs were floating about Washington
on the Goth regarding the retirement of
James w. Hyatt from the Office of the
United States Treasurer.
PREMIER NORQUAY, OF Manitoba, who was
in New York trying TO raise money to build
a proposed Red River valley railroad to
connect with the Northern Pacific, left for
Winnipeg on the Goth, having failed in his
financial errand
THE Democrats Of Massachusetts met in
convention at Worcester on the 10Th and
adopted platform. II. b. Lowering was
nominated for Governor. The rest of the
ticket was as follows: Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Walter +. Cutting, OF Pittsfeld /;
Secretary CT State. John f. Murphy OF
Lowell; Treasurer, Henry c. Thatcher, OF
Yarmouth; Attorney-General, John W.
Corcoran, Of Clinton; Auditor, William r.
Cook, of Springfield.
DICK VAUN, who shot Captain Sam Six.
killer at Muskogeo, !. T., December "a, died
recently Of wounds received from an Indian
policeman.
INv hn - ~, Dc, a
against his wife, Violet Cameron, the
actress, the court at London issued an in
junction against the husband restraining
HIM from molestIng his wife. The Mar
quis Of Lonsdae admitted that he had been
guilty of improper relations with Miss
Cameron.
Hon. f. b. WAsHBURS, formerly United
States Minister to France, was taken with
congestion of the brain at Chicago on the
21st and was in precariOus condition.
GENERAL WILLIAM PRESTON died at Lex
ington, KY, on the 2lst. He had been Ill
since July. He was to be buried at Louis
vile.
A. X. PARSONS, one of the condemned
Anarchists, has given to the press lengthy
document, in which he demands either his
freedom or execution.
REV. f. A. COPELAND appeared at the
United Labor Club meeting at Rochester,
N. Y, recently and avowed himself for the
George movement. He had been one OF
the leading Prohibition workers, and last
year was the candidate of that party for
Congress.
The weekly Nationalist papers through
out Ireland publish the usual reports Of the
proceedings of var,ou local branches of
the league, despite the fact that under the
terms of the new Crimes act the editors are
liable to Imprisonment for publishing re-
ports which TEEN with violent denuncia-
tions Of the Government.
The Georgia Senate passed the Glenn
substitute bill by % to l3.
THE President has recognized Narcisso
Perez Pelinto as Consul OF SPAN at Savan'
nah, Ga.
GENERAL J. B. RICKETTS,, commander OF
Ricketts, Battery, which made such fight
ing reputation during the war, especially
at Gettysburg, died at New York on the
ed, aged seventy years. He was born in
New York, juno 2l, 1917. He commanded
the Sixth Army Corps and was wounded
five times. His death was caused by a
wound received at the battle Of Win
chester
THE Utah Commission had a consultation
with the President recently regarding the
workings Of the Edmunds law.
THE French Cabinet Council has decided
not to order the expulsion OF the Orleanist
Princes unless they attempt to circulate
the manifesto Of the Comte de Paris.
THE Virginia Prohibition conference met
in Staunton on the 23i and adopted plat
form for prohibition and the rights OF labor
and against political bossism.
STANLEY, under date of June %, writes
that Tippoo Tib had some trouble with the
natives, but that he himself was received
handsomely by the same people.
The London Standard affects to believe
that Davitt's trip to America was caused
by fear of the Coercion law.
JENNY LIND, the once famous singer, was
lying seriously Ill at her home in England
on the oath.
REV. +. X. LERAY, Archbishop OF New
Orleans, died in France N the 23d, whittier
he went three months ago in obedience to
orders from the Pope He was very i'll
when he left New Orleans, and had no hope
of returning. He was sixty-two years old,
and became an Archbishop in 1881.
j. s. ROBINSON, of Cincinnati, has been
elected president and L. c. Hutchinson, OF
Detroit, secretary and treasurer of the Ma
tional Council Of the Amalgamated Building
Trades.